TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSESan Antonio, United StatesSaturday 14 October 2023 · times in UTC-5
4m 23s
OF TOTAL DARKNESS
The Moon crossed the centre of the Sun but was too far away to cover it, so a complete ring of sunlight remained. It never went dark, and it was never safe to look without a filter.
90% COVERED SUN 47° UP 46 km OFF CENTRE
02 · TIMING
When did it happen?
The whole eclipse ran 3h 09m. All times are local, in UTC-5.
10:23 MAX 11:54 13:33
| Phase | LOCAL TIME | SUN |
|---|---|---|
| First contactthe Moon touches the Sun's edge | 10:23 | 33° SE |
| Totality beginsfilters off — the corona | 11:52 | — |
| Maximumthe deepest point | 11:54 | 47° SSE |
| Totality endsfilters back on, immediately | 11:56 | — |
| Last contactthe Sun is whole again | 13:33 | 52° S |
03 · DIRECTION
Where was it in the sky?
At maximum the Sun stood 47° above the horizon to the south-east — high enough to clear most buildings and trees.
The Sun's height and bearing at maximum, from San Antonio. The horizon is at 0°.
THE EXPERIENCE
What it was actually like
At maximum the Moon sat wholly inside the Sun's disc and left a complete ring of sunlight. There was no corona and no darkness — the remaining ring was still far too bright to look at — but the light went strange and flat, and shadows sharpened.
04 · POSITION
Where was it seen?
San Antonio lay inside the path, 46 km from its centre line. The path was 191 km wide here.
THE DAY
- SUNRISE
- 07:34
- SUNSET
- 19:04
- DAY LENGTH
- 11h 30m
- CIVIL DUSK
- 19:28
REFERENCE FIGURES
- OBSCURATION
- 90%
- COORDINATES
- 29.424° N, 98.494° W
- PATH WIDTH
- 191 km
- SHADOW SPEED
- 2,019 km/h
- SAROS
- 134 · no. 41
- MAGNITUDE
- 0.9620
- GAMMA
- 0.3754
Contact times are accurate to a couple of seconds at the coordinates above. Altitudes are geometric — unrefracted, on the WGS 84 ellipsoid.
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What else is coming here?
The rest of what the sky over San Antonio has coming, soonest first.